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Michael Wacha's not coming back anytime soon
After Tyler Lyons struggled in his last start, many were quick to speculate that the Cardinals might make a change in the rotation again, perhaps even bringing Michael Wacha back. However, the way they are handling their starting pitchers down at AAA Memphis tells a different story.
As reported by Derrick Goold, the Cardinals are shifting to a modified 6-man rotation down at Memphis...
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Duda apologizes to Harvey for misplay
Lucas Duda apologized after the game for a mix-up at first base which, at the time, cost starter Matt Harvey a chance at pitching a no-hitter on Tuesday.
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Ramirez taken off team's roster
Manny Ramirez reportedly has been taken off the roster of the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and is expected to be leaving the country soon.
Atlanta Braves Issue Fans Apology
The Atlanta Braves have issued an apology via letter to fans after the ridiculously long rain delay Monday night against the Mets and have extended a generous offer. Monday’s rain delay lasted nearly four hours The letter was sent to fans with tickets to the 2-1 Braves win that didn’t start until 10:53 p.m. and ended with a Freddie Freeman walk-off homer at 1:22 a.m. The letter...
Wheeler and Harvey - some serious heat
Yesterday could not have been better for Mets fans. Not only did they sweep a double-header in Atlanta, something most would term impossible, but they did it with a bookend of two of the brightest pitching phenoms in the game with Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler. The Atlanta Braves saw some serious heat yesterday.
According to Brooksbaseball.net, here is the fastball breakdown...
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Ian Kinsler's shattered bat flies into stands
Your browser does not support iframes.It's hard enough to avoid being hit by errant baseballs as a spectator in the stands. But avoiding a broken bat is an entirely different story.The group of Texas Rangers fans sitting in the first few rows behind the third base dugout Tuesday night can certainly attest to dodging a shattered bat.They lived through a scary moment in the bottom...
MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: June 19, 2013
I went 4-0 in double headers yesterday including predicting the Mets would sweep the Braves. But then I went 6-6 on everything else. Sheesh. I had three aces going in Justin Verlander, Yu Darvish and Adam Wainwright. They all lost. And Verlander was for the Game of the Day. I should start calling that feature the poop pick of the day. The Game of the Day is not the most exciting...
The Cleveland Indians rally in the 8th inning to come from behind to beat the Kansas City Royals.
The Cleveland Indians again looked to have trouble with their offense. They didn’t get on the scoreboard until the 6th inning and the Royals had a 2 run lead since the 3rd inning. For the second night in a row it look like the Tribe was going to fall to the Kansas City Royals. That was until the 8th inning when the Indians offense came to life. It started out with a Michael Bourn...
Chicago Cubs’ Henry Rodriguez Has A Bad First Day At The Office
Yesterday Henry Rodriguez became the 2nd Henry Rodriguez in my generation to play for the Chicago Cubs. Everyone remembers O’Henry from the late 90′s.
This modern day Henry Rodriguez had a bit of a rough start to his Cub career. The first pitch was called for low and away, well it arrived low and inside, hitting the home plate ump after grazing the catchers glove. One pitch...
Mets News: Mets Trade for 2B/OF Eric Young Jr, Promote OF Andrew Brown, OF Collin Cowgill DFA'd, Atchison back to DL?
Mets News:
Mets add some speed in Young
The New York Mets traded right-hander Collin McHugh to the Colorado Rockies for second baseman/outfielder Eric Young Jr. on Tuesday night in a swap of players who had been designated for assignment.
The Mets also promoted outfielder Andrew Brown and designated Collin Cowgill for assignment.
And they officially are sending Zack Wheeler...
The San Diego Padres And A Trip To Petco Park
I recently took a vacation with my wife to San Diego, where we enjoyed cool days at the beach, followed by a slight sunburn. The highlight of the trip for me, however, was visiting Petco Park.
As an Arizona native, I have been to many games at Chase Field. The biggest issue I have with Chase, they can’t control, the temperature inside the park. Even with the roof closed and the...
The New York Yankees Are Fading Fast
This has been a season of ups and downs so far for the New York Yankees. They were not expected to contend however they were in first for 14 days in May and as I type are still only 3 back however that doesn’t tell the whole story.
Early in the season it appeared the fountain of youth was discover on the east coast. A bevy of names that were good 7 years ago were raking for...
Collision at the plate leaves Kinsler in stitches
ARLINGTON, Texas It will take more than three stitches to keep the Rangers' Ian Kinsler out of a game.
Kinsler, who just returned from the disabled list over the weekend, suffered a cut on the left side of his face after a home plate collision in the third inning Tuesday.
Kinsler was cut by the mask of Oakland catcher John Jason when he scored from second on a single to center...
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Goldy, Goldy, gone: D-Backs walk off against Miami
It was a similar story again Tuesday night as the Diamondbacks walked off with a big win, 3-2 over the Marlins on a Paul Goldschmidt clutch home run.
Reds-Pirates bean war continues
Reds pitcher Mat Latos revealed after Tuesday night's 4-0 loss against Pittsburgh that he had been fined by Major League Baseball for hitting Pirates second baseman Neil Walker on June 2.
It is part of the on-going beaning war that has been going on between the two teams since last season.
Pirates starter Charlie Morton hit Reds centerfielder Shin-Soo Choo with the first...
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Mets acquire Eric Young from Colorado Rockies
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The New York Mets have acquired Eric Young in a trade with the Colorado Rockies. Young was sent to the Mets in exchange for pitcher Collin McHugh.
While with the Rockies the speedy Young hit just .242/.290/.352 over 57 games.
In order to make room for Young on the roster the Mets designated outfielder Colin Cowgill for assignment. The Mets figure to offer Young...
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